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SB 10.11.47

Devanāgarī

ते तत्र दद‍ृशुर्बाला महासत्त्वमवस्थितम् । तत्रसुर्वज्रनिर्भिन्नं गिरे: श‍ृङ्गमिव च्युतम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Text

te tatra dadṛśur bālā mahā-sattvam avasthitam tatrasur vajra-nirbhinnaṁ gireḥ śṛṅgam iva cyutam

Synonyms

te—they;tatra—there;dadṛśuḥ—observed;bālāḥ—all the boys;mahā-sattvam—a gigantic body;avasthitam—situated;tatrasuḥ—became afraid;vajra-nirbhinnam—broken by a thunderbolt;gireḥśṛṅgam—the peak of a mountain;iva—like;cyutam—fallen there.

Translation

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.

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